[Daviscenter-list] Book Launch Maxim D. Shrayer Nov. 11th

YOM KIPPUR IN AMSTERDAM: BOOK LAUNCH AND READING BY MAXIM D. SHRAYER Please join us for an evening with Prof. Maxim D. Shrayer, as he reads from and discusses his new collection of short stories, "Yom Kippur in Amsterdam" (2009). Whether set in Shrayer’s native Russia or in North America and Western Europe, these stories explore emotionally intricate relationships that cross traditional boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and culture. Shrayer is Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies at Boston College and the winner of a 2007 National Jewish Book Award. A bilingual writer, he has authored and edited over ten books of prose, poetry, and translations. A book signing will follow the reading. “This intricate, thoughtful collection explores the inexorable complexities of relationships and religion….Shrayer’s eight delicate stories trace his characters’ diverse struggles against the limits of tradition and culture.”--Booklist Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m. in Devlin 101, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Event URL: _http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/jewish/news.html <ttp://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/jewish/news.html%22>_ Sponsored by: Boston College Jewish Studies Program, English Department, Slavic and Eastern Languages & Literatures Department, McMullen Museum, Boston College Bookstore A book signing and a reception will follow the reading. Map and parking info: http://www.bc.edu/about/maps/s-chestnuthill.html <ttp://www.bc.edu/about/maps/s-chestnuthill.html%22>